GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Conglomerates » Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd (HKSE:00118) » Definitions » Interest Coverage

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises (HKSE:00118) Interest Coverage : 5.96 (As of Dec. 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1988. Start your Free Trial

What is Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$31 Mil. Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-5 Mil. Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 5.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00118' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.32   Med: 2.5   Max: 8.03
Current: 1.32


HKSE:00118's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.38% of 426 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.065 vs HKSE:00118: 1.32

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

* Premium members only.

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Interest Coverage Chart

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.49 8.03 1.54 2.50 1.32

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.16 1.04 4.10 - 5.96

Competitive Comparison of Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage falls into.


;
;

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Expense was HK$-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$12 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*18.273/-13.838
=1.32

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Expense was HK$-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$12 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*30.516/-5.124
=5.96

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Cosmos Machinery Enterprises  (HKSE:00118) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Interest Coverage Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Cosmos Machinery Enterprises's Interest Coverage provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 10 Cheung Yue Street, 10th Floor, Billion Plaza 2, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd is an investment holding company. Its segments include Trading of Industrial Consumables; Processing and Manufacturing of Plastic Products; Manufacturing of Machinery; and Machinery Leasing. Majority of the revenue is derived from the Manufacturing of machinery segment. Geographically, group's operations are located in Hong Kong, Mainland China, other Asia-Pacific countries, North America and Europe.
Executives
Saniwell Holding Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Tang Yu, Freeman 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Tang To 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Friendchain Investments Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Codo Development Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Cosmos Machinery (holdings) Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Tai Shing Agencies Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
China Resources Company Limited (formerly Known As China Resources National Corporation)
Law Kit Fong 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Headlines

No Headlines